PT-2015-6249
CVE-2015-3629
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Published
2015-05-08
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Updated
2025-10-11
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Docker Engine using Libcontainer version 1.6.0
Description
The issue allows local users to escape containerization and write to arbitrary files on the host system via a symlink attack in an image when respawning a container. This is due to a "mount namespace breakout" in Libcontainer.
Recommendations
For Docker Engine using Libcontainer version 1.6.0, consider restricting access to the container respawning functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using images that may be used for symlink attacks.
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